Drakengard 2
Drakengard 2 is a direct sequel to the original Drakengard: the story revolves around Nowe, a boy raised by the dragon Legna, fighting against a tyrannical faction of Knights, encountering characters from the…
Drakengard 2 is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Cavia, released 16 June 2005 on PlayStation 2.
What Drakengard 2 is
Drakengard 2 is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Cavia and released in 2005. It was published by Square Enix. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Drakengard 2 is a direct sequel to the original Drakengard: the story revolves around Nowe, a boy raised by the dragon Legna, fighting against a tyrannical faction of Knights, encountering characters from the previous game and becoming entangled in the fate of the world. Like the original, Drakengard 2 combines on-foot hack and slash with aerial combat stages and RPG game mechanics. The previous game's producer, writer and character designer returned to their respective roles. The game was designed as a more mainstream game in light of the previous game's dark aesthetic and story. The game sold 206,000 copies by the end of 2005. Western reviews praised the story, but gave mixed opinions…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Drakengard series
Drakengard 2 is the third of 35 entries we hold in the Drakengard series. It arrived 11 months after Drakengard. The next entry was NieR in 2010. Its critic score of 63 is 5 points below the series average of 68. The highest-rated entry is Nier: Automata - Become as Gods Edition at 89.
How it was received
Drakengard 2 holds a critic score of 63 out of 100. That places it above 19% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 4 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Drakengard 2 launched on 16 June 2005, within three weeks of Battlefield 2, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, We Love Katamari and Ys: The Oath in Felghana. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 2, Advance Wars: Dual Strike, We Love Katamari, Ys: The Oath in Felghana.
Official trailer
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